David Moyes is refusing to throw in the towel on Everton's European hopes, insisting the Toffees are "not out of it yet" despite another frustrating setback at Crystal Palace.

It was a case of déjà vu for Evertonians at Selhurst Park, where their side twice took the lead only to be pegged back each time. James Tarkowski opened the scoring early on, but slack defending allowed Ismaila Sarr to level before the break. Beto then produced a moment of magic with a superb solo effort to restore the lead, only for Jean-Philippe Mateta to spoil the party with a second equalizer.

The 2-2 draw extends Everton's winless run in the Premier League to five games, leaving them stranded in 10th place—four points adrift of the European spots. For a club that has shown flashes of genuine quality this season, the pattern is painfully predictable: shortcomings at both ends of the pitch continue to undermine their ambitions.

Moyes didn't hide his frustration in his post-match interview, pointing to a lack of killer instinct as the main culprit. "We did okay. We gave up some chances—the game could have been 4-4 or 5-5 at one point," he told Match of the Day. "We are trying to win at the moment, but we missed some big chances to make it 2-0. Maybe if we had got that after midweek, it might have been a different game. Credit to Crystal Palace, they stuck in."

The math is simple but daunting: with just two games remaining against Sunderland and Tottenham, Everton need to win both to keep their European dream alive. But Moyes remains defiant, pointing out how far the club has come. "It's amazing that we are actually talking about Everton possibly being in Europe with two games to go—and we're not out of it yet. It's getting tougher every game we're not winning, but we're still in the fight."

For the Toffees, it's now or never. The next two matches will define whether this season ends in celebration or as another tale of what might have been.